Railway-tie.



D. R. WILL.

RAILWAY TIE.

APPLIOATION FILED Nov. s. 1909.

' Patented Apr.26,191o.

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,35 tions of pipe to 55 `structural details of the DANIEL R.'.W1LL,' orAVA, ILLINOIS.

- naiimitar-rin) ft-:Beit known that I, DANIEL` lR. WVUJ., a 1'citizen'of the United States,residing at Ava,

in the county ofJaclison andState of lli' nois, have invented a nen' anduseful Railway-Tie; and I do hereby declare the following to be'a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable.others skilled in the artto which it appertains to lo make and use thesame.

This invention relates to anew and useful cement railway tie, having ametallic frame embedded 'therein'.coinposed of a plurality *ofmetallicbars, vangular or approximately square in cross section, andriveted together at each'end'by means of plates andsuitable rivetsor.other means, 1n order -to provide a frame havingconsiderablerigidity.

` The main ob]ect of the invention' is to pro-2 vide a cement tie havingthe metallic frame V embedded therein, as above stated, which framebeing provided-with' tubular incn'ibrrs, sleeves-or sections of pipingAarranged be- ...tween the various bars, for the purpose ot lendingstrength and durability, and furthermore to provide a stable frame.around which the cement (composed of proportional parts of ground rock,sand, chat. and cement) is molded.,

80v A further object of the invention is' to proy'ide metallic meansarranged upon thc top face-of the 'tie to support the rails.

A' further object of the invention is to eniploy said tubular members,sleeves .or secrevent the cement 'or the material stirroun ing theframe` from enteringthe threaded aperturesl ot' the bars (whichapertures are designed' to receive the .bolts which secure the restingor bed plates ties in position). L

A Further objects.andnombint'ions of parts will be Hereinafter moreclearly rdefined', and particularly pointed out in the appended 400f therails and the-brace bars between the claims. 1

In thfdrawingsFigure l. is a perspective'vieuii'of the cement# tie,showing the saine supporting two, rails. Fig. 2 is a longitudinalsectional view ofthe tie, showing the metallic frame and the ineans'forsecuring the bars thereof together, and the means for lending strengthto the frame. F ig. 3 a horizontal longitudinal sectional view upon line3 3 of Fig. 2. further disclosing the tie` vand Fig. 4- is a crosssectional view upon line ell-l of Fig. 1,

Specification ofv Letters Patent. j Application led November 6, 1909.Seria! No. 526,641.

'struction of a railroad, brace Patented Apr. 26. 1910.l

showing that the frame is composed of a plurality of bars, for instance,in the present case, four (whiclrare securely braced with regard to oneanother). Fig. 5 is-a detail View of a portion of one ofthe bed plates'S in section, and one of the brace bars 13 partly in section,`sho\\ingthe two ready to be placed together for bracing the 4rails about arailroad curve. Fig. 6 is a de-v tail in top planx view of the structureshown' in Fig. 5.

In regard to the annexed illustrations, l

designates `a"c e inent .railway -tie composed mainly of a compositionas above set' '.forth haring a metallic f 'ame 2 embeddedtherein. Thismetallic frame 2 is composed-ofafpllu# rality of bars, rectangular or.about square ln cross section, and having theiizends turned toward oneanother. as at ,and

drawings. Between these metal-lic bars form'- ing the frame-tor.instance the side bars',

tiihular incinta-rs. sleeves or pipe sections 6 are arranged. their mainfunction being for the purpose 'ot' bracingr and lending strength lo thestructure of thc metallic frame, and

4furthermore to prevent the composition snrroundingr the frame fromentering the threaded apertures or holes T ofthe said bars, when thet-.on'ipositlon is being molded about the'frame. There are eightthreadedA75,V .secui'cd together by plates fl' and rivet's, shown more clearlyin F lgs. and 3 ofthe:

apertures or holes adjacent either end of the frame, making sixteen inall. There .are resting or bed plates 8 provided upon which thelrails S)are supported, there being four bolts 10 at either end of thetie (whichpenetrate thel composition 1 1 and which are .threaded into the threadedapertures or holes, so as to secure the resting or bed plates and railsin position), the extremities of said bolts extending partially into thetubular members, sleeves or pipe sections 6, in order to preventdisplacement of theniembers (j. Tubular men'ibers 12 similar tothemembers (3 are arranged upon the upper. and lower surfaces of the bar,their functions heing identical With those of the members filiere acurve would occur 1n the con; bars 13 upon the various ties are'used'inmaking up the railroad, in order to brace .the rails. Bolts i 15penetrate the bars 13 in order to 'securely holdv the barsin position.These bolts 15,' there being four in number, also penetrate` sleeves,tubular members or pipe sections 6` and 12, so as'to strengthen thetie.` The heads of the bolts whidli securethe resting or bed plates andt e rails in position) are so shaped in contour as to readily engage thebase of the rails to preventtheir displacement.

'lhe upper and lower surfaces of the tie are similarly constructed, inorder to permit the tie to be reversed, in case it is necessary.

From the foregoing, the essential features, elements, and operation ofthe device, together with the simplicity thereof, wil1-beclearlyfapparent.

Having thus fullyl set forth the' invention, what isc aimed as new anduseful, is:- 1. A cement railway tie having a rectangular frame embeddedtherein, said frame being composed of metallic bars rectangular in crosssection and having theirV ends turned toward lone another andprovidedwith threaded apertures, means for fastening the ends of thebarsitogether, meansLfor securing a rail'to the tie threaded into saidapertures, and means arranged between the bars to preventthe,ce'x'nentiromA entering the apertures when the tie is being moldedand to lend strength to the tie.

2. A cement railway tie having a rectangular frame embedded therein,said frame being composed of metallic bars.rec-tang1 1 lar l l m crosssection and 'havmg their` ends turned toward one another and providedwith threaded apertures, means forifastening the ends of the balstogether, means for securing a. rail to the tie threaded into saidtures, plates and rivets for securingthe said ends together, boltsforsecuring rails to the tie threaded into said apertures,"5'and tubularmembers arranged between the bals to prevent the composition fromentering the apertures when the tie is being` molde and to receiveadjacent extremities of the lbolts in order to lend strength to the tie.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of,

two subscribing witnesses.

DANIEL R. WILL.

VWitnesses: Y g

VFRANK C. REDFIELD,

Oris B. I-Lizrrncnn.V

